SL v PAK 2023: Schedule for Pakistan Test tour of Sri Lanka announced

Pakistan to play two Tests against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan is scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in July for two Test matches and the schedule for the same was announced on June 20, 2023.

The two-match Test series will mark the opening round of fixtures for both Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their World Test Championship 2023-25 campaign. Galle and Colombo have been shortlisted as the two venues, with the matches to be played between July 16 to 28. 

Babar Azam's team will travel to Sri Lanka on July 9 for their first assignment in the 2023–25 cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. On July 11 and 12, they will play a two-day warm-up match before traveling further south for the first Test. The location of the warm-up game will be announced closer to the time.

The first Test will commence at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on 16 July and the two teams will then travel to Colombo for the second Test at the Singhalese Sports Club from 24 to 28 July.

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Pakistan last played a Test at the Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo in 2014. They have played six Tests at the ground, winning one, losing one, and the other four matches ended in a draw.

Pakistan has already announced their 16-member squad for the series, with the headlining act being the return of star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi after a prolonged absence from the longest format.

Sri Lanka are yet to announce their squad for the two-match series. 

Itinerary of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka:

9 July – Pakistan land in Colombo
11 and 12 July – Warm-up game

16-20 July – First Test at Galle International Cricket Stadium

24-28 July – Second Test at Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo

(ICC inputs)